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Slothfulness

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Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.Proverbs 6:7Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,Proverbs 6:8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?Proverbs 6:10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.Proverbs 10:26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.Proverbs 15:19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.Proverbs 19:24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.Proverbs 21:25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.Proverbs 24:31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.Proverbs 24:32I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.Proverbs 26:15The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.Proverbs 26:16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.Ecclesiastes 10:18Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.Isaiah 56:10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.Matthew 25:26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.Matthew 25:27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”2 Thessalonians 3:11For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies.2 Thessalonians 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.